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Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2022

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Baltimore City Workforce Region

Production Occupations

Occupation	Occ. code	Est. empl.	Empl %RSE	Mean wage	Mean %RSE	Entry wage	Exp. wage	10th pct	25th pct	Median wage	75th pct
Production Occupations	51-0000	8,010	3.08	46,969 22.58	0.61	29,944 14.40	55,481 26.67	28,246 13.58	32,196 15.48	39,443 18.96	56,088 26.97
Supervisors of Production Workers	51-1000	840	5.72	73,531 35.35	1.24	48,042 23.10	86,276 41.48	39,799 19.13	56,114 26.98	69,257 33.30	90,136 43.33
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	51-1011	840	5.72	73,531 35.35	1.24	48,042 23.10	86,276 41.48	39,799 19.13	56,114 26.98	69,257 33.30	90,136 43.33
Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2000	440	7.52	44,371 21.33	1.31	32,765 15.75	50,173 24.12	31,079 14.94	35,278 16.96	41,393 19.90	51,698 24.85
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers	51-2028	60	15.42	45,491 21.87	2.59	36,702 17.65	49,885 23.98	36,394 17.50	39,137 18.82	42,310 20.34	50,055 24.06
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	51-2041	110	17.41	49,892 23.99	3.39	35,836 17.23	56,919 27.37	31,079 14.94	39,775 19.12	46,046 22.14	58,601 28.17
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	51-2090	260	8.94	41,416 19.91	1.54	31,449 15.12	46,400 22.31	30,051 14.45	34,059 16.37	37,345 17.95	46,027 22.13
Food Processing Workers	51-3000	950	8.61	36,193 17.40	0.93	29,183 14.03	39,698 19.09	28,381 13.64	31,116 14.96	35,273 16.96	39,326 18.91
Bakers	51-3011	140	13.73	35,869 17.24	1.66	28,596 13.75	39,506 18.99	27,570 13.25	30,741 14.78	35,235 16.94	44,330 21.31
Butchers and Meat Cutters	51-3021	100	15.81	40,228 19.34	2.13	31,069 14.94	44,808 21.54	29,741 14.30	31,994 15.38	39,748 19.11	44,592 21.44
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	51-3022	50	24.25	38,352 18.44	4.28	29,484 14.17	42,786 20.57	26,000 12.50	31,577 15.18	39,322 18.91	42,297 20.34
Food Batchmakers	51-3092	390	16.67	35,370 17.00	2.26	28,003 13.46	39,054 18.78	27,172 13.06	28,545 13.72	36,368 17.48	38,556 18.54
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	51-3093	90	20.04	34,136 16.41	3.34	29,147 14.01	36,630 17.61	26,000 12.50	32,011 15.39	32,705 15.72	37,621 18.09
Food Processing Workers, All Other	51-3099	140	22.98	36,751 17.67	2.46	34,151 16.42	38,052 18.29	35,228 16.94	35,241 16.94	35,251 16.95	36,747 17.67
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	51-4000	740	7.78	53,941 25.93	1.31	37,219 17.89	62,302 29.95	35,393 17.02	40,587 19.51	48,895 23.51	63,806 30.68
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4031	50	22.89	46,359 22.29	2.83	37,853 18.20	50,611 24.33	33,073 15.90	45,201 21.73	47,446 22.81	51,114 24.57
Machinists	51-4041	120	13.36	60,109 28.90	2.38	41,810 20.10	69,258 33.30	37,450 18.00	47,186 22.69	59,266 28.49	72,518 34.86
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	51-4072	40	26.67	54,954 26.42	7.45	34,080 16.38	65,391 31.44	26,888 12.93	39,612 19.04	55,101 26.49	67,288 32.35
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	51-4121	270	10.72	56,625 27.22	1.87	40,950 19.69	64,463 30.99	38,672 18.59	46,745 22.47	50,211 24.14	71,907 34.57
Printing Workers	51-5100	410	12.22	42,992 20.67	1.80	31,324 15.06	48,826 23.47	31,157 14.98	32,683 15.71	37,974 18.26	49,603 23.85
Prepress Technicians and Workers	51-5111	50	21.26	44,003 21.16	3.22	33,484 16.10	49,262 23.68	30,507 14.67	36,400 17.50	46,722 22.46	48,187 23.17
Printing Press Operators	51-5112	220	12.91	45,692 21.97	2.59	31,312 15.05	52,882 25.42	31,157 14.98	31,157 14.98	42,988 20.67	57,989 27.88
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	51-5113	140	22.36	38,206 18.37	2.94	31,802 15.29	41,408 19.91	31,056 14.93	32,683 15.71	35,484 17.06	45,413 21.83
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers	51-6000	1,240	6.46	30,451 14.64	0.84	26,262 12.63	32,546 15.65	26,000 12.50	26,585 12.78	28,788 13.84	32,520 15.63
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	51-6011	910	7.52	29,157 14.02	0.92	26,066 12.53	30,703 14.76	26,000 12.50	26,000 12.50	28,120 13.52	30,061 14.45
Sewing Machine Operators	51-6031	220	13.36	32,863 15.80	1.61	28,501 13.70	35,044 16.85	28,028 13.48	30,051 14.45	30,869 14.84	33,938 16.32
Woodworkers	51-7000	180	13.86	41,419 19.91	1.70	33,892 16.29	45,182 21.72	32,270 15.51	36,117 17.36	38,149 18.34	46,264 22.24
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	51-7011	70	18.92	41,596 20.00	3.08	34,687 16.68	45,051 21.66	33,552 16.13	36,991 17.78	38,149 18.34	46,264 22.24
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	51-7042	50	23.48	37,568 18.06	3.15	31,675 15.23	40,514 19.48	31,273 15.04	32,270 15.51	36,117 17.36	40,030 19.25
Plant and System Operators	51-8000	780	12.33	62,805 30.19	3.17	38,578 18.55	74,918 36.02	38,551 18.53	38,551 18.53	52,939 25.45	83,480 40.13
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	51-8021	70	18.87	67,126 32.27	3.19	50,279 24.17	75,549 36.32	48,640 23.38	52,939 25.45	68,745 33.05	78,553 37.77
Other Production Occupations	51-9000	2,430	4.45	44,754 21.52	0.84	30,887 14.85	51,687 24.85	28,418 13.66	33,458 16.09	41,175 19.80	51,918 24.96
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9012	150	14.75	54,660 26.28	2.97	37,590 18.07	63,196 30.38	32,305 15.53	44,252 21.28	52,985 25.47	61,087 29.37
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9023	100	20.39	53,081 25.52	2.59	42,178 20.28	58,533 28.14	38,501 18.51	48,214 23.18	51,731 24.87	63,677 30.61
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9032	30	26.61	39,535 19.01	5.36	31,281 15.04	43,662 20.99	30,675 14.75	32,180 15.47	35,592 17.11	44,942 21.61
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	51-9061	500	7.47	46,649 22.43	1.85	32,174 15.47	53,887 25.91	29,665 14.26	34,938 16.80	41,175 19.80	52,376 25.18
Dental Laboratory Technicians	51-9081	80	27.62	52,633 25.30	4.32	36,855 17.72	60,522 29.10	36,053 17.33	38,919 18.71	45,062 21.66	63,385 30.47
Medical Appliance Technicians	51-9082	30	24.16	50,428 24.24	5.16	35,275 16.96	58,004 27.89	34,087 16.39	39,211 18.85	50,003 24.04	58,942 28.34
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	51-9111	310	13.25	35,232 16.94	2.47	27,823 13.38	38,936 18.72	28,389 13.65	28,418 13.66	31,672 15.23	40,529 19.49
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	51-9124	60	16.21	53,301 25.63	4.20	33,677 16.19	63,114 30.34	31,676 15.23	38,570 18.54	48,942 23.53	57,598 27.69
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	51-9161	170	17.76	52,570 25.27	2.24	44,038 21.17	56,836 27.33	38,750 18.63	49,455 23.78	49,455 23.78	59,678 28.69
Helpers--Production Workers	51-9198	290	9.29	37,335 17.95	1.67	29,509 14.19	41,248 19.83	26,629 12.80	31,972 15.37	36,522 17.56	38,984 18.74
Production Workers, All Other	51-9199	340	9.02	43,125 20.73	2.36	28,609 13.75	50,383 24.22	26,586 12.78	30,297 14.57	39,194 18.84	48,806 23.46

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Last updated December 2023